The Barter

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <CENTER> <script type='text/javascript'></script><noscript><a href='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ae8331e9&cb=20091202t' target='_blank'><img src='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/avw.php?campaignid=1&cb=20091202t&n=ae8331e9' border='0' alt='' /></a></noscript></CENTER> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=3 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="790" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 165 ><NOBR><div> Bob Mitch and Dave Cole present</div> <div> <B>THE DEFINITIVE SITE</B></div> <div> The original internet guide to I Spy</div> <div> Season One Episodes</div> <bR> <div> The Barter</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> And don't miss <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.l23.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.l23.org">The Illustrated Guide to I Spy</A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="010405f0.gif" border=0 width="320" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Definitive Site Home"><IMG SRC="00650280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="Definitive Site Home" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="season1definitive.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Definitive Season One Episodes"><IMG SRC="00750280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Season 1 " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="season2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Definitive Season Two Episodes"><IMG SRC="00850280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Season 2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="season3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Definitive Season Three Episodes"><IMG SRC="00950280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Season 3 " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="returnsleonard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sheldon Leonard on I Spy Returns"><IMG SRC="00a50280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Returns" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="features.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Spy Behind The scenes"><IMG SRC="00b50280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Features" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Definitive I Spy Links"><IMG SRC="00d50280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Links" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A><A HREF="http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/172251" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/1722"><IMG SRC="00c50280.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="40" ALT="I Spy Forum" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="653" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFF00" BORDERCOLORDARK="#CC9900" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 61 WIDTH="639"><bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="story_16____the_barter__1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Story 16: "The Barter" </FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="211"><bR> <div> Written by:</div> <div> Harvey Bullock & P.S. Allen </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="211"><div> Directed by:</div> <div> Allen Reisner </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="211"><div> First Airdate:</div> <div> 12 Jan 1966</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 193 WIDTH="639"><bR> <div> Guest stars:</div> <bR> <div> Roger C. Carmel (as Gordon Merritt), John Abbott (as Professor Shenko), Philip Ober (as Sommers), John Alderson (as Koski), Michael Forrest (as Igor), Lisa jager (as Lyn Sommers), Noel Drayton (as Mr. Gurney), George Perina (as Fjodor), Yuki Shimado (as Mr. Shung), Helen Funai (as Kako), George Takei (as Yuze), Irwin Ahenazy (as Leader), George Zaiwa (as Vlerk), Brad Logan (as Agent #1), Karl Lukas (as Agent #2), Joan Blackman (as Donna Shepard) </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="641" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF9900" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FF6600" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 457 WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> Plot:</div> <bR> <div> Scott poses as a foreign ambassador in a ruse to assist a Russian defector's escape during a lecture he was going to give in Tokyo. Unfortunately they are tracked down by the Russians. In return, Sommers' (the agents' commander) daughter, Lyn, has been kidnapped by the Russians. Enter a third party who wants to perform an exchange (at the hire of the kidnappers, of course), but Scott and Kelly have a rather unorthodox idea planned to retrieve the girl... Meanwhile, the ambassador has a desire for a non-violent closure to this incident and wishes to go through with the exchange. But who is on whose side? </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="457" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="457" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> Clip:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04500160.png" border=0 width="256" height="278" ALT="Paint Shop Pro Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 739 WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> R. B. Mitsch's most memorable</div> <div> scene and/or quote: </div> <div> Kelly: (he with Scotty are meeting with Merritt on a street) "Hi there. You ready to talk to us now?" </div> <div> Merritt: "No, No no. Never." </div> <div> Scott: "Well Maybe..." </div> <div> Kelly: "Let's discuss it in the car." </div> <div> Merritt: "I'm not going anywhere in your car." </div> <div> Kelly: "Don't be silly! This is not our car. You think we could afford a car like this on our salary?" </div> <div> Scott: "This is your car, man." </div> <div> Merritt: "Mine?" </div> <div> Scott: "Right!" </div> <div> Kelly: "Right! You're very.. Listen. Show him the initials right here on the side. Your own initials for all the world to see. You will enjoy this car sir for it will give you many years of satisfaction and grace and it's a wonderful make." </div> <div> Merritt: "You can't keep this up indefinitely!" </div> <div> Scott: "Oh yes we can, until you tell us where the girl is. Then if you don't then everyday is going to be like Christmas every minute on the minute! "</div> <div> Kelly: "That's right. We come from the Fort Knox country, you remember that? I think you better shape up and tell us what we wanna know because you are going to run out of time long before we run out of money."</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="739" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="739" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> R. B. Mitsch's review and rating: </div> <div> A clever, fun episode that (unlike 'Chrysanthemum') actually works. Culp and Cos sure look like they're having fun fun and so is the viewer in this tale of defection and kidnapping. The high use of interiors make this one feel a little cheaper than other episodes, but that is easily forgiven. My real problem with the story concerns logic. Wouldn't it have been easier to send in Igor to tell Sommers about the exchange? Why use Merritt? And even with Merritt - why let him know where the girl is only to have him be a possible security leak? Why exchange at all? Couldn't they have intercepted Shenko at the boat since they knew which one he was going out on? These points aside it's still a hoot. The late Roger C Carmel is charmingly underhanded as Merritt (oddly only two weeks after after his Government role in "Affair in T'sien Cha") and there are some pretty nifty deception ploys which the boys use to get what they need. Cosby's portrayal of an ambassador is sure to get laughs and Culp's reaction alone is priceless. Also of note: George Takei (Hikaru Sulu of Star Trek) has a small role as Sommer's servant. A breezy episode. </div> <div> Rating 8/10</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 819 WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> D. P. Cole's most memorable</div> <div> scene and/or quote: </div> <div> Scotty's and Kelly's different method of getting Gordon Merritt to tell them where the commander's daughter is has got to be the most original method of "breaking the enemy" ever attempted on TV. For obvious reasons, we couldn't try such a stunt these days, for 5 trillion different reasons...</div> <div> Like Scotty said when replying to Merritt's refusal to cave in (see Bob's memorable quote above), "Oh yes we can, until you tell us where the girl is. If you don't, then everyday is gonna be like Christmas every minute on the minute!" </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="819" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="819" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="308"><bR> <div> D. P. Cole's review and rating: </div> <div> Good grief, I have never watched a TV series which produced so many memorable episodes, let alone as many as I've watched for season 1 alone. What else can I say? With great acting, truly witty plotlines carried out straight with no over-the-top camp, this episode is truly another of the best-ever episodes. It's so good, it should be shown as a feature film. As if you'd know the difference between the two!</div> <div> Okay, there is a fair amount of humor in this story, but it's played straight with no ad-libbing (or perceived ad-libbing) from the stars. Which, as Bob said, is why "The Barter" works whereas "Chrysanthemum" does not.</div> <div> Best of all is the scheme where Scott and Kelly manipulate Merritt by trying to fool those who hired him by manipulating his bank account and buying him lavish gifts. Definitely unorthodox, but definitely entertaining!</div> <div> Having recently watched the Star Trek special edition on the sci-fi cable channel, George Takei was interviewed and he said that he chose his roles very carefully. Up until Star Trek, he didn't do too much because Asian roles were almost always stereotyped. "The Barter" suggests George needed the money badly and remember, "The Barter" was made before "Star Trek". Just a cool behind the scenes note. :-)</div> <div> Rating: 10/10 </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript>   </div> </td> </tr></table> <CENTER> <script type='text/javascript'></script><noscript><a href='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ae8331e9&cb=20091202b' target='_blank'><img src='http://dn-ads.directnic.com/www/delivery/avw.php?campaignid=1&cb=20091202b&n=ae8331e9' border='0' alt='' /></a></noscript> </CENTER>  <script language="Javascript"> // do not make any changes to anything past this point or tracking script will not work var data; document.cookie='__support_check=1'; if (location.host) { var domain_name = '&d=' + location.host; } else { var domain_name = '&d=unknown'; } if (document.referrer) { var referrer_website = '&r=' + document.referrer; } else { var referrer_website = '&r=unknown'; } if (navigator.appName) { var browser_name = '&b=' + escape(navigator.appName); } else { var browser_name = '&b=unknown'; } if (navigator.userAgent) { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=' + escape(navigator.userAgent); } else { var full_browser_info = '&fbi=unknown'; } if (navigator.appVersion) { var app_version = '&aV=' + escape(navigator.appVersion); } else { var app_version = '&aV=unknown'; } if (navigator.javaEnabled()) { var java_enabled = '&jE=' + navigator.javaEnabled(); } else { var java_enabled = '&jE=unknown'; } if (screen.width) { var screen_width = '&sw=' + screen.width; } else { var screen_width = '&sw=unknown'; } if (screen.height) { var screen_height = '&sh=' + screen.height; } else { var screen_height = '&sh=unknown'; } if (screen.colorDepth) { var color_depth = '&cd=' + screen.colorDepth; } else { var color_depth = '&cd=unknown'; } data = 'a=track' + domain_name + referrer_website + browser_name + full_browser_info + app_version; data = data + java_enabled + screen_width + screen_height + color_depth; document.write('<img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?' + data + '">'); </script> <noscript> <img border=0 hspace=0 vspace=0 src="http://stats.directnic.com/tracker.php?a=noscript"> </noscript> </body>